South Africa

Great game and great win!

THEY said it could get ugly, but seldom has such a romantic result been achieved with such pragmatism.It was not the running rugby of old that brought the Cheetahs the greatest upset in modern South African rugby. Instead, they played a pared-down game and were uncannily able to upset the usually unflappable Bulls.

 

The road to the Cheetahs’ first Currie Cup title since their only win in 1976 was paved not with double skip-passes and moves using the width of the field, but the blood and sweat of their forward pack, and flyhalf Willem de Waal’s unerring boot...(read more here)